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"لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أنَّا نُدْرِكُه قَبْلَ أنْ يُرْوحَ لأَحْبَبْنَا أنْ لَو كَان عِنْدَنَا مِنْهُ".  

ابن عساكر عن جابر أن رسول الله ﷺ بعثهم في بعثٍ فجهدوا وَمرُّوا بِالْبَحْر فَوَجَدُوه قَدْ أَلْقَى حُوتًا عَظيمًا فَمَكَثُوا ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ يَأْكُلُونَ منْه، فَلَمَّا قَدمُوا ذَكَرُوه لرَسُول الله ﷺ قال: فذكره